SANParks.org ForumsDiscussing the National Parks of South Africa2010-05-18T18:23:14+02:00https://www.sanparks.org/forums/feed.php?f=68&t=564932010-05-18T18:23:14+02:002010-05-18T18:23:14+02:00https://www.sanparks.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=56493&p=1115539#p1115539Thanks Imberbe and Norman53.

]]>2010-05-18T15:56:27+02:002010-05-18T15:56:27+02:00https://www.sanparks.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=56493&p=1115393#p1115393It is a MOPANE moth - Imbrasia belina - in the family Saturniidae known as Emperor moths

Kreetja wrote:Hianother one for u guys.... i did post this in the caterpillar post but still haven't had an answer on it.... any idea what this is and what it will become? it was quite large about 8cm i guess... bright green and the light spikey things were actually shiny silver (they look white in the pic)...

Hi Kreetja

That is the caterpillar of one of the Emperor moths. I am not sure of which exact species. They are a family of big moths, which includes the well known Mopane moth. This is not a Mopane worm. These moths often have eye spots on their wings, and are mostly nocturnal.

]]>2010-04-08T17:08:58+02:002010-04-08T17:08:58+02:00https://www.sanparks.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=56493&p=1076779#p1076779another one for u guys.... i did post this in the caterpillar post but still haven't had an answer on it.... any idea what this is and what it will become? it was quite large about 8cm i guess... bright green and the light spikey things were actually shiny silver (they look white in the pic)...